Reunion (Country Joe and the Fish album) explained

Reunion
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Country Joe and the Fish
Border:	yes
Released:	June 1977
Recorded:	January–April 1977
Genre:	Psychedelic rock, country rock
Label:	Fantasy^[1]
Producer:	Sam Charters
Prev Title:	CJ Fish
Prev Year:	1970

Reunion is the sixth studio album by the American psychedelic rock group Country Joe and the Fish, released in 1977.^{[2] [3]} It constituted a reunion of the members of the 1967 band.^[4] It was produced by Sam Charters for Fantasy Records and recorded between January and April 1977. The music is not as psychedelic, and several tracks are country rock.

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Come to the Reunion" (Gary Hirsh) – 3:03
2. "Time Flies By" (Joe McDonald) - 4:09
3. "Stateline, Nevada" (Barry Melton) - 2:03
4. "Love Is a Mystery" (Barry Melton) - 2:04
5. "Dirty Claus Rag" (Joe McDonald, B. Melton, Sam Charters, Phil Marsh) - 2:04
6. "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" (Joe McDonald) - 3:25

Side 2

7. "Thunderbird" (Joe McDonald) - 3:42
8. "Gibson's Song" (instrumental) (David Bennett Cohen) - 3:37
9. "No One Can Teach You How to Live" (Barry Melton) - 3:16
10. "Insufficient Funds" (Bruce Barthol, Phil Marsh) - 2:36
11. "Dreams" (David Bennett Cohen, Richardson) - 2:55

Total time: 35:32

Personnel

Country Joe and The Fish

• Country Joe McDonald — vocals, acoustic guitar; trombone (track 3), harmonica (track 10)
• Barry Melton — vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, Dobro; synthesizer (track 9)
• David Bennett Cohen — keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars
• Bruce Barthol — bass; vocals (track 10)
• Gary "Chicken" Hirsh — drums, percussion; sandblocks (track 5)

Additional personnel

• John Otis — congas
• Jim Price — horns
• Bobby Keys — horns
• Trevor Lawrence — horns
• Steve Madaio — horns
• Sam Charters — jug (track 5)

Notes and References

1. Book: Leon, David De. Leaders from the 1960s: A Biographical Sourcebook of American Activism. December 12, 1994. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780313274145. Google Books.
2. Book: Relix: The Book: The Grateful Dead Experience. Toni. Brown. Lee. Abraham. September 1, 2009. Rowman & Littlefield. 9781617134159. Google Books.
3. Book: The Music of Counterculture Cinema: A Critical Study of 1960s and 1970s Soundtracks. Mathew J.. Bartkowiak. Yuya. Kiuchi. June 10, 2015. McFarland. 9780786475421. Google Books.
4. Web site: Fixin' to Be Reborn. Rip. Rense. April 8, 2004. LA Weekly.